Presentations

Known for his engaging speaking style, Michael Ungar uses the power of story-telling to drive home essential lessons learned from his experience working with youth, their families, adults, and the professionals that support them in clinical, community and workplace settings.
Some of the subjects that Michael can speak on are:
- The benefits of risk-taking for children and youth.
- How to engage children and adolescents better at school.
- Resilience in the workplace and at home.
- Adult resilience.
- Parenting strategies for all ages of children.
- Resilience of children, youth and families, and what it takes for all of us to thrive.
- Delinquency, bullying, domestic violence and other concerns for our children.
- Resilience across cultures.
- Design of social services (child welfare, corrections and mental health).
More information on Michael’s presentations and keynotes available here
Sample Presentations
CBC Sunday Magazine – Dr. Ungar
Dr. Ungar on Building Community Resilience – Webinar
Resilience Theory: What Works
Thinker in Residence 2014: Parents Seminar
“Your talks really brought resilient theory in practice to life and the feedback I received from those who I did speak to afterwards echoed this. Attendees felt you provided inspiration, clarity and a lot of food for thought.”
Sarah BrennanChief Executive of Young Minds UK
“Professor Ungar is regarded internationally as a vital resource for enhancing science, policies, and programs fostering well-being amongst young people everywhere”
Richard Lerner, Ph.DDirector of Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tuffs University.
“Dr. Ungar is an engaging presenter, concise and presents material in an accessible format. His style is very engaging and the material he presented was incredibly relevant to me as an advisor, and as a parent.”
Conference Attendee
“Michael Ungar is an engaging speaker! I enjoyed his use of humor and personal stories while weaving in the resilience research.”
Conference Attendee
“Michael Ungar’s presentation was fantastic and very informative – I will most definitely be looking into his research – it was so fascinating and relevant!”
Conference Attendee
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Booking Michael Ungar
To book Michael for your next event or conference, please email rrc@dal.ca.